Tonight we’re grilling up some chicken and chilling it. I’m creating a new picnic “in a jar” recipe for us to pack in our cooler tomorrow so we can picnic after we’re done swimming. Stay tuned, this one is going to rock.

Here’s a recipe that Gracie and I developed together. These are quite healthy if you use real, pure maple syrup for your sweetener. They’re SO chocolaty and good. We were going to add 8 oz. of chocolate chips and decided to just dump in the whole bag. Good call, I must say.

Oh! Don’t eat these cold. We insist you devour some straight out of the oven and that you re-heat individual muffins for 15 seconds in the microwave. Gluten free baked goods are fickle and tend to taste dry at room temperature. You don’t want to end up with, well, dusty muffins. Yup. I said it. 😉

In a large mixing bowl, combine: flour, xanthan gum, sea salt, soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Mix well using a wire whisk. Set aside.

In another large mixing bowl, combine: maple syrup/sugar, molasses, zucchini, eggs, banana, olive oil and vanilla. Mix all until well combined. Add dry mixture to wet mixture, stir just until combined and everything is moistened. Don’t over mix. Fold in chocolate chips and cornstarch.

Fill each muffin cup 3/4 full with batter. Bake for 20 minutes or just until muffins spring back when touched in the middle. Don’t over bake.

Cool for 30 minutes in baking pans. Remove from tins and cool completely on racks before serving. Store in an air tight container for up to 5 days.